Contrary Capital, which has raised money from Tesla, Reddit, SoFi and Twitch, knows a thing or two about how to work with tech’s brightest mafias. Now it wants to invest in them, before anyone else.

Contrary has raised its third fund for its strategy of investing in people before they start companies. When Eric Tarczynski started Contrary in 2016, it was largely an experiment. He wanted to invest ...

Contrary Capital, a university-focused venture capital fund founded by entrepreneur Eric Tarczynski, launched today at noon. The fund provides financial backing to startups founded by students, ...

When Eric Tarczynski was first building Contrary Capital, he noticed there was an absence of venture capital firms focused on entrepreneurs within universities. So, he launched a $2.2 million debut ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Faced with the continuation of remote-only courses and burdened with sky-high student loan debt, college students are gearing up for an academic ...